20 movies like Sleeper, ordered by similarity : Bananas(1971), The Matchmaker(1958), On the Run(1998), Hello Down There(1969), The Dictator(2012), Nuns on the Run(1990), Saps at Sea(1940), The Big Bus(1976), The Major and the Minor(1942), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever(1970), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956) ...
Comedy
USA
1973
88 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton John Beck Marya Small Bartlett Robinson Mary Gregory Chris Forbes Peter Hobbs Spencer Milligan Stanley Ross Brian Avery
storekeeper socialite revolutionary police officer dictator madcap charming amusing lighthearted new york city hospital underworld dystopia fugitives resistance time travel escape transformation 1970s
A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
Comedy
USA
1971
82 Minutes
Woody Allen Louise Lasser Carlos Montalban Natividad Abascal Jacobo Morales Miguel Suarez David Ortiz Angleró Rene Enriquez Jack Axelrod Charlotte Rae Stanley Ackerman
suitor revolutionary pretty woman activist amusing madcap cheeky new york city jungle san marcos activism revolution rebellion dating new love love underdog transformation 1970s
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Comedy
USA
1958
101 Minutes
Shirley Booth Anthony Perkins Shirley MacLaine Paul Ford Robert Morse Perry Wilson Wallace Ford Russell Collins Rex Evans Gavin Gordon Torben Meyer
matchmaker businessman storekeeper hatter friend charming amusing endearing madcap lighthearted yonkers, n.y. new york city restaurant store romance matchmaking mistaken identity marriage rivalry love
Nightclub owner T.J. Brennon dies in a car accident and two narcotics agents are killed in his apartment, prompting an investigation by the local police aided by Brennon's cop brother.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Portugal|France
1998
94 Minutes
Michael Imperioli John Ventimiglia Drena De Niro Nick Sandow Joaquim de Almeida Agnès Jaoui Joseph R. Gannascoli Victor Argo Sharon Angela
friend fugitive man italian-american travel agent police officer amusing madcap outlandish new york city times square bus station movie theater yacht on the run unlikely friendship reunion resentment crime betrayal
Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Tony Randall Janet Leigh Jim Backus Roddy McDowall Ken Berry Charlotte Rae Kay Cole Richard Dreyfuss Lou Wagner Arnold Stang Harvey Lembeck
scientist family band member businessman record producer rival amusing charming crafty lighthearted madcap playful underwater research base family home scientific experiments rock 'n' roll escape escape quest rivalry
A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
Comedy
USA
2012
83 Minutes
Sacha Baron Cohen Anna Faris Ben Kingsley Jason Mantzoukas Kevin Corrigan Fred Armisen Sayed Badreya Aasif Mandvi Chris Parnell Bobby Lee Mitchell Green
general dictator uncle body double american love interest hilarious outlandish amusing unrestrained wadiya north africa new york city royal palace store big city dictatorship assassination attempt relocation culture clash
The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1990
90 Minutes
Eric Idle Robbie Coltrane Camille Coduri Janet Suzman Doris Hare Lila Kaye Robert Patterson Robert Morgan Winston Dennis Tom Hickey
crime boss petty criminal partner girlfriend nun police officer madcap lighthearted playful cheeky bank convent hospital shower classroom fugitives robbery double-cross assumed identity set-up
2 criminals want out but their boss kills those leaving. When the men are ordered to rob the triad, they keep the money and hide from the boss, triad and police at a convent, dressed as nuns.
Comedy
USA
1940
57 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Ben Turpin Richard Cramer Eddie Conrad Harry Hayden
factory worker murderer doctor stan ollie friend amusing madcap charming unrestrained ocean docks boat factory mental illness vacation escaped criminals fear rage horns
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Comedy
USA
1976
88 Minutes
Joseph Bologna Stockard Channing John Beck Rene Auberjonois Ned Beatty Bob Dishy Jose Ferrer Ruth Gordon Harold Gould Larry Hagman Sally Kellerman
bus driver driver scientist nuclear physicist passenger saboteur engaging amusing hilarious witty quirky lighthearted bus new york denver new york city comedy bus trip nuclear threat sabotage
A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
Comedy
USA
1942
100 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Rita Johnson Robert Benchley Diana Lynn Edward Fielding Frank Thomas Jr. Raymond Roe Charles Smith Larry Nunn Billy Dawson
major woman fiancée father sister lighthearted cheery amusing winsome new york city iowa train school scams mistaken identity romance military escape transformation forbidden love
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1970
129 Minutes
Barbra Streisand Yves Montand Bob Newhart Larry Blyden Simon Oakland Jack Nicholson John Richardson Pamela Brown Irene Handl Roy Kinnear Peter Crowcroft
fiancé psychiatrist heavy smoker coquette amusing creative new york city classroom office hypnosis past life regression love triangle discovery transformation 1970s
A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Judy Holliday Paul Douglas Fred Clark John Williams Hiram Sherman Neva Patterson Ralph Dumke Ray Collins Arthur O'Connell Richard Deacon
secretary ceo executive amusing cheeky witty spirited office new york city business class distinctions romance rise underdog transformation 1950s
A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
Comedy
Italy
1974
111 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Anna Karina Johnny Dorelli
italian immigrant industrialist beautiful woman catholic priest lighthearted cheeky sad charming switzerland hotel immigration national identity impersonation loss of job transformation pursuit escape 1970s
Italian immigrant Nino steadfastly tries to become a member of Swiss Society no matter how awful his situation becomes.
Comedy
UK
1961
92 Minutes
Ian Carmichael Janette Scott Sidney James Liz Fraser Dennis Price Reginald Beckwith Irene Handl Noel Purcell Naunton Wayne Bill Shine Michael Shepley
newlywed husband wife friend girlfriend police officer amusing cheeky charming madcap lighthearted quirky london flat houseboat moor river thames france eviction boat race
When newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2019
100 Minutes
woody buzz lightyear little bo peep toy child friend playful amusing charming heartwarming cheeky rv classroom bedroom store playground lost going home saving the day friendship
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
France|India|Belgium|Singapore|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Dhanush Bérénice Bejo Erin Moriarty Barkhad Abdi Gérard Jugnot Ben Miller Abel Jafri Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
artist mother young woman indian american magician emotional amusing inspiring creative charming heartwarming mumbai, india paris closet village city home family history death of mother
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Dick Haymes Nina Foch Roland Young Lionel Stander Freddie Bartholomew Oscar Karlweis Dort Clark Will Lee Verne Colette Richard Gordon
con artist con man priest police officers cheeky confident crafty creative lighthearted mission room new york united states escape police pursuit mistaken identity hide escape growing up rise
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
Comedy
USA
1937
92 Minutes
Irene Dunne Cary Grant Ralph Bellamy Alex D'Arcy Cecil Cunningham Molly Lamont Esther Dale Joyce Compton Robert Allen Robert Warwick Mary Forbes
husband wife neighbor heiress music teacher mother amusing charming hilarious madcap new york city apartment marriage reconciliation divorce new love love transformation 1930s
A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
Comedy
Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Liane Balaban Tara Spencer-Nairn Andrew McCarthy Mary Walsh Nicholas Campbell Cathy Moriarty Kevin Curran Krista MacDonald Cassie MacDonald
teen girl misfit newcomer teacher mother father winsome passionate amusing hedonistic nova scotia cape breton island seaside school canada small town boxing art ambition friendship
A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.